Lonnie Ray Carter v. Mary Ellen Ramey Dennis O'leary, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney

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60 F.3d 832·1995 WL 394365·1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 25455
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 30, 199592-35560California343 words

Opinion

Opinion

60 F.3d 832 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Lonnie Ray CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mary Ellen RAMEY; Dennis O'Leary, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-35560. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 26, 1995. * Decided June 30, 1995. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Washington state prisoner Lonnie R. Carter appeals pro se the district court's dismissal as frivolous of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action. Carter contends that his defense counsel and King County violated his constitutional rights at his criminal trial through ineffective assistance and malicious prosection. We have jursidiction purusant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We construe the dismissal to be without prejudice, see Trimble v. City of Santa Rosa, 49 F.3d 583, 585 (9th Cir. 1995), and affirm. 3 A prisoner's civil rights claim for damages attributable to an allegedly unconstitutional conviction or for other…

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